Here's how Pope Francis's gesture of peace turned violent

By Staff, Digital First Media and wire

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01/26/2014 05:35:50 PM CST

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Here's how Pope Francis's gesture of peace turned violent

What started out as a symbolic gesture of peace, quickly escalated into a horrific scene of violence at the Vatican Sunday.As Pope Francis ended a speech from the window of his private apartments at St. Peter's square, two children standing on either side of him each released a white dove as a peace gesture for Ukraine, which is in the middle of a violent clash between anti-government protesters and police.(Alberto PizzoliAFP/Getty Images)As tens of thousands of people watched below, a ...